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Der öffentliche Ankläger (The Public Prosecutor, 1948) by Austrian playwright Fritz Hochwälder (1911- 1986) delved into the violence of the French Revolution. Known for his spare prose and strong moralist themes, Hochwälder won several literary awards, including the Grand Austrian State Prize for Literature in 1966. Most of his plays were first played at the Burgtheater in Vienna.
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'''''Der öffentliche Ankläger''''' ("The Public Prosecutor") is a 1948 play in three acts by Austrian playwright Fritz Hochwälder (1911- 1986) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Hochw%C3%A4lder]. A look at the violence of the French Revolution and specifically the notorious prosecutor in the rench revolutionary law court, Fouquier-Tinville [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Quentin_Fouquier-Tinville].
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
 
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
Translated into Afrikaans with the title ''Die Staatsaanklaer'' by ?. Directed in 1970 for [[PACOFS]] by [[André P. Brink]], with [[Louise Mollett-Prinsloo]] and [[Jannie Gildenhuys]].
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Translated into [[Afrikaans]] with the title '''''Die Staatsaanklaer''''' by [[André P. Brink]].  
 
 
 
 
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
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Directed in 1970 for [[PACOFS]] by [[André P. Brink]], with [[Louise Mollett-Prinsloo]] and [[Jannie Gildenhuys]].
  
  

Revision as of 07:35, 7 August 2015

Der öffentliche Ankläger ("The Public Prosecutor") is a 1948 play in three acts by Austrian playwright Fritz Hochwälder (1911- 1986) [1]. A look at the violence of the French Revolution and specifically the notorious prosecutor in the rench revolutionary law court, Fouquier-Tinville [2].

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Translated into Afrikaans with the title Die Staatsaanklaer by André P. Brink.

Performance history in South Africa

Directed in 1970 for PACOFS by André P. Brink, with Louise Mollett-Prinsloo and Jannie Gildenhuys.


Sources

Wikipedia [3]

PACOFS theatre programme, 1970.

PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988


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